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Multinational Corps Northeast Agreement
Agreement betweenThe Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Denmark,The Federal Ministry of Defence of the FederalRepublic of Germany and The Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Poland concerningOperation of the Multinational Corps Northeast, The Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Denmark,The Federal Ministry of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany, and The Ministry of  National Defence of the Republic of Poland - in accordance with Article 1 paragraph 2 of theConvention of 5 September 1998 on the Multinational Corps Northeast, hereinafter: the Convention -have agreed as follows:Article 1Purpose of this Agreement(1) The purpose of this Agreement is to lay down details of organisation and operation of theMultinational Corps Northeast, hereinafter: the Corps.(2) The provisions of this Agreement are supplemented by the following Annexes which are integral parts of this Agreement:a) Basic Structure of the Headquarters (Annex A); b) Infrastructure and Accommodation (Annex B);c) Terms of Reference for the Commander of the Corps (Annex C);d) Finance and Multinational Budget (Annex D);e) Logistics (Annex E);f) Mutual Medical Support for the Headquarters personnel at Szczecin (Annex F).Article 2Location of the CorpsThe Corps peacetime Headquarters is located in Szczecin, Poland.Article 3Air Force and Navy Support(1) There shall be a combined Air Operations Co-ordination Centre (AOCC), collocated with theHeadquarters of the Corps, and a combined Maritime Liaison Cell (MLC).
 
(2) The AOCC and the MLC shall closely co-operate with and support the Corps in achieving its tasksand missions.(3) Details shall be agreed upon in Technical Agreements in accordance with the applicable provisionsof the Convention and this Agreement.Article 4Force Contributions and Structure of the Corps National Contributions(1) For collective defence purposes under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty the Contracting Partieswill assign to the Corps the Danish Division (DDIV), the 14th German Mechanised Infantry Division(14 (GE) MechInfDiv), the 12th Polish Mechanised Division (12 (PL) MechDiv), and nationalcontributions to command support elements.(2) Poland will provide the Corps Headquarters Company and the Command Post Unit for theCommand Support Brigade. The Contracting Parties will assign one signal battalion each to the Corps.Subject to the availability of the necessary equipment each battalion will be capable of establishing andoperating a command post, part of the digitized Wide Area Network (WAN), as well as High Frequency(HF) Radio and Satellite Communication (SATCOM) links in order to constitute a highly capableintegrated command and control support system, which will be operated by the Command SupportBrigade when activated.(3) The Contracting Parties will provide the following units for common training and exercise purposesas well as for common operations on a case-by-case basis:a) Denmark will provide an electronic warfare unit in Company strength, a target acquisition unit(Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), low level air defence and a multiple-launched rocket system in batterystrength; b) Germany will provide a target acquisition unit in battery strength, an electronic warfare unit incompany strength and psychological operations and human intelligence support as well as armyaviation (for transport and anti-tank);c) Poland will provide a combat engineer battalion, a bridging engineers battalion and an artillery battalion (self propelled medium calibre howitzers).(4) The Commander of the Corps may request additional troop contributions or capabilities from theContracting Parties.Article 5Corps Committee(1) The Corps Committee shall advise the Contracting Parties through the appropriate channels onlegal, financial and all other issues concerning the Corps.
 
(2) The Corps Committee shall supervise and give advice to the Commander of the Corps in all areaswhich are not dealt with by NATO or national authorities. This includes planning, preparation andexecution of the Corps’ tasks and missions as well as common training, exercises, organisation andlogistics.(3) The Corps Committee will be composed by representatives of the Contracting Parties.Article 6Directives(1) Directives concerning the tasks and missions of the Corps as stated in the Convention and thisAgreement shall be issued by the Corps Committee.(2) Directives for preparation and employment of the Corps, when put at the disposal of NATO, shall be issued by the competent NATO Commander, as directed by SACEUR.(3) Directives for national purposes to national support elements of the Corps shall be issued by thecompetent national authorities.Article 7Responsibilities of the Commander of the Corps(1) The Commander of the Corps is responsible for the execution of all tasks given to the Corps inaccordance with the Convention and this Agreement.(2) The terms of reference of the Commander of the Corps are attached as Annex C.Article 8Responsibilities of the Deputy Commander of the CorpsThe Deputy Commander of the Corps shall deputise for the Commander of the Corps.Article 9Responsibilities of the Chief of Staff of the CorpsThe Chief of Staff of the Corps co-ordinates all activities of the Corps Headquarters.Article 10Task of the Staff 
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